Where to Start With James Joyce

February 24, 2022February 25, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

"But with this month marking the centenary of Ulysses and 140 years since Joyce’s birth, perhaps now really is the time to familiarise or re-familiarise yourself with the influential modernist writer."-Justin Jordan, "Where to start with: James Joyce." theguardian.com. February 18, 2022. The only Joyce I have read was Ulysses in tandem with Stuart Gilbert's … Continue reading Where to Start With James Joyce

The Hardest Arguer

February 23, 2022February 22, 2022 ~ cafebedouin ~ 2 Comments

The person arguing the hardest typically has something else at stake other that being right. Whether it is their brittle male egos, love of authoritarianism or other kinds of fundamentalism, they are often arguing for a worldview. Being right often has little to do with it.